| ACLU defends Coulter after Berkeley speech cancellation Posted: 27 Apr 2017 06:46 AM PDT  "For the future of our democracy, we must protect bigoted speech from government censorship," stated David Cole, head of the ACLU, in Coulter's defense.
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| ‘I thought it would be easier’: Trump assesses his first 100 days Posted: 28 Apr 2017 07:58 AM PDT  On the cusp of his 100th day in office, President Trump went on a media blitz this week, granting interviews to a number of outlets reflecting on his first months in the nation's highest office. In addition to an interview with the Associated Press that attracted attention for all the "unintelligible" lines in the transcript, Trump spoke to the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal and Reuters about everything from his flip-flop on withdrawing from NAFTA to his surprise about the difficulties of his job. "I loved my previous life," Trump told Reuters. "I had so many things going.
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| Eight of the Weirdest Gifts Foreign Dignitaries Gave the President Posted: 27 Apr 2017 11:44 AM PDT  From ping pong tables to crocodile insurance, a rundown of the strangest gifts foreign leaders gave the leader of the free world.
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| 1992 ‘Rodney King riots' – A look back at L.A. in flames Posted: 28 Apr 2017 09:08 AM PDT ![1992 'Rodney King riots' – A look back at L.A. in flames]( "1992 'Rodney King riots' – A look back at L.A. in flames") The 1992 Los Angeles riots began on April 29, 1992, after the acquittal of four LAPD police officers on trial for the beating of motorist Rodney King. Video of his treatment after a March 3, 1991, traffic stop drew international attention. Civil unrest, which included violence and looting, broke out on the streets of Los Angeles.
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| Korean Businesses Targeted During LA Riots Posted: 27 Apr 2017 01:47 AM PDT  In archival NBC News footage, Diana Koricke reports on Koreans targeted during the 1992 riots, in part because of the light sentencing a South Korean store owner received after fatally shooting a teenaged black girl.
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| Delta Kicks Out Passenger From Flight Because He Used The Loo Posted: 27 Apr 2017 03:41 AM PDT  Kima Hamilton, a passenger aboard a Delta Airlines flight 2035 from Atlanta to Milwaukee was removed from the flight because he needed to use the restroom urgently.
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| Russia's Putin, Japan's Abe call for talks, calm with North Korea Posted: 27 Apr 2017 10:06 AM PDT  Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday called on North Korea and other countries to avoid behaviour or rhetoric that could increase tensions around Pyongyang's nuclear programme. Speaking at a news conference in Moscow after holding talks, Putin and Abe said they had agreed to cooperate closely to try to help defuse tensions around the secretive Asian state and that both wanted to see a resumption of six-party international talks with North Korea. "In my opinion, and in the opinion of the prime minister, the situation on the Korean peninsula has unfortunately got a lot worse," said Putin.
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| Trump: I’m ‘disappointed’ with the speed of congressional Republicans Posted: 28 Apr 2017 12:35 PM PDT  President Trump said he is disheartened with the pace of the Republican-controlled Congress, which has yet to send a signature piece of legislation to his desk.
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| Turkey arrests American and Briton entering from Syria Posted: 28 Apr 2017 05:53 AM PDT ![Turkey arrests American and Briton entering from Syria]( "Turkey arrests American and Briton entering from Syria") ISTANBUL (AP) — An American and a British man, allegedly members of the Islamic State group, were arrested in Turkey after crossing the border from Syria and handing themselves over to the authorities, officials said Friday.
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| Tad Cummins' Wife Says She Warned Her Husband About Getting Too Close to Teen Posted: 28 Apr 2017 12:37 PM PDT  Jill Cummins says the girl was like a daughter to her.
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| Detainees found in 'secret cell' in Philippines: rights group Posted: 27 Apr 2017 09:34 PM PDT  A dozen people have been found stuffed inside a closet-sized cell hidden behind a book shelf in a Philippine police station, triggering further alarm about abuse under President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs. Members of the government's human rights commission, accompanied by journalists, found the men and women in a surprise visit to the station in the heart of Manila's slum area on Thursday evening.
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| Qualcomm slams Apple in scathing new statement Posted: 28 Apr 2017 08:44 AM PDT  The Apple vs. Qualcomm patent fight is probably the second most important new legal confrontation between tech companies this year, with the Google vs. Uber trial being far more interesting and dramatic. But you had still better be ready for the incoming spectacle. Case in point: Qualcomm on Friday issued a press release to tell everyone in the world that Apple has been a bad, bad company. Titled Apple Continues to Improperly Interfere with Qualcomm's Agreements with Contract Manufacturers, the new statement is about Qualcomm's revised guidance for the third quarter in light of Apple's recent actions. Needless to say, this fight stands to have a dramatic impact on Qualcomm's performance. Apparently, Apple told Qualcomm that "Apple is withholding payments to its contract manufacturers for the royalties those contract manufacturers owe under their licenses with Qualcomm for sales during the quarter ended March 31, 2017," and it will continue to do so until the patent dispute is settled. As a result, Qualcomm now expects revenue between $4.8 billion and $5.6 billion for the third quarter. Its prior guidance was between $5.3 billion and $6.1 billion. Comparatively, Qualcomm reported $6.0 billion for the third quarter of fiscal year 2016. In other words, iPhone money is really important to the chipmaker. "Apple is improperly interfering with Qualcomm's long-standing agreements with Qualcomm's licensees," executive vice president and general counsel of Qualcomm Don Rosenberg said. "These license agreements remain valid and enforceable. While Apple has acknowledged that payment is owed for the use of Qualcomm's valuable intellectual property, it nevertheless continues to interfere with our contracts. Apple has now unilaterally declared the contract terms unacceptable; the same terms that have applied to iPhones and cellular-enabled iPads for a decade. Apple's continued interference with Qualcomm's agreements to which Apple is not a party is wrongful and the latest step in Apple's global attack on Qualcomm. We will continue vigorously to defend our business model, and pursue our right to protect and receive fair value for our technological contributions to the industry." Things are definitely going to get interesting...
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| Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Officially Confirmed Posted: 27 Apr 2017 04:56 AM PDT  This is the first time Samsung has mentioned its second 2017 flagship.
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| Republicans admit they won't repeal Obamacare this week, as Democrats threaten to shut down the government Posted: 27 Apr 2017 01:51 PM PDT  It appears Donald Trump won't achieve his campaign promise of repealing and replacing Obamacare before his first 100 days in office, as members of Congress direct their attention to averting a government shutdown. The White House has been scrambling to pass a revised health care bill since their first effort crashed and burned. Mr Trump ordered the White House-backed Affordable Health Care Act (AHCA) to be pulled from a House vote last month, after it became obvious there were not enough votes to pass it.
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| French tourist attacked by shark in New Zealand Posted: 26 Apr 2017 11:26 PM PDT  A French tourist survived a rare shark attack in New Zealand on Thursday, suffering only moderate injuries, rescuers and locals said. The woman, aged in her 20s, was bodyboarding in the afternoon at Curio Bay in the South Island when the shark attacked her leg, St John Ambulance said. Nick Smart, who runs the Caitlin Surf School, said the woman was in the water with friends when the shark attacked "out of nowhere".
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| The Latest: S. Korea says missile reached height of 44 miles Posted: 28 Apr 2017 05:07 PM PDT  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on North Korea test-firing a missile Saturday (all times local):
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| Footage Shows 3 Inmates Brutally Beating Jail Guards, Leaving 1 Unconscious Posted: 28 Apr 2017 10:10 AM PDT  Authorities say the trio repeatedly punched the two correctional deputies at Cook County Jail in Illinois.
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| Friends hail slain 86-year-old California woman as hero Posted: 28 Apr 2017 04:34 PM PDT  NORTH HIGHLANDS, Calif. (AP) — A young man was identified Friday as the suspect in the sexual assault and beating death of an 86-year-old California woman. She was remembered as a hero by investigators and neighbors after she used a walking stick to try to stop the alleged assailant from attacking her friend.
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| NASA’s Cassini survived its first Saturn dive, and delivered some mind-blowing photos Posted: 27 Apr 2017 10:39 AM PDT  NASA delivered some fantastic news very early this morning, announcing that the Cassini spacecraft had successfully survived the first of its "Grand Finale" dives. The craft was out of radio contact for many hours as it ventured closer to the surface of Saturn than any earthly equipment had ever gone, and it shot some really stunning photos that show the planet in greater detail than we've ever seen.  Cassini's first dive sent it straight through Saturn's rings, shooting for a gap that measures roughly 1,500 miles wide which is light on debris. The craft cruised through its targeted space at speeds around 77,000 miles per hour, relative to the surface of the planet, and NASA notes that even the smallest particles could have spelled utter doom for the hardware if it was hit in the wrong spot.  "In the grandest tradition of exploration, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has once again blazed a trail, showing us new wonders and demonstrating where our curiosity can take us if we dare," Jim Green, director of the Planetary Science Division at NASA Headquarters in Washington, said in a statement.  The images Cassini delivered are the best photos humanity has ever had of Saturn's atmosphere, showing in detail the unique cloud formations that simply hadn't been seen previously. The photos were shot at a distance of about 1,900 miles from the planet, which might sound big, but is actually quite close when compared to most of Cassini's other photos. Cassini's next dive will take place on May 2nd, and it will be the second of 22 total dives. So buckle up, because there's lots more awesome eye candy in store.
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| Google Will Mark Any HTTP Pages That Record User Data As 'Not Secure' Posted: 27 Apr 2017 03:02 PM PDT  Google plans to mark HTTP sites that record user information as "Not Secure" in its Google Chrome browser, as well as labeling all HTTP sites as unsecure when visited in incognito mode.
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| Trump speaks at NRA meeting and more: April 28 in photos Posted: 28 Apr 2017 01:22 PM PDT ![Trump speaks at NRA meeting and more: April 28 in photos]( "Trump speaks at NRA meeting and more: April 28 in photos") The president speaks to the NRA convention; Japanese and U.S. naval ships engage in joint maneuvers; the pope meets an imam during a peace conference in Egypt.
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| Liberal US firebrand Warren 'troubled' by Obama Wall St fee Posted: 27 Apr 2017 01:49 PM PDT  Barack Obama faced criticism Thursday from his fellow Democrat, the firebrand Senator Elizabeth Warren, who expressed concern about reports that the former US president will receive a $400,000 speaking fee from a Wall Street investment firm. "Well, I was troubled by that," Warren said on the Sirius XM radio show "Alter Family Politics" when asked about Obama receiving in a day the same amount as his annual presidential salary. President Donald Trump's predecessor has agreed to speak at a Wall Street health care conference hosted in September by the investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald, according to Fox Business.
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| The New Jersey Chemical Spill That Could Pollute U.S.-Argentine Relations Posted: 28 Apr 2017 10:49 AM PDT  Argentina wants a fresh start with Washington. But the legal battle over a polluted New Jersey river could spoil those plans.
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| 'Enormous progress' in U.S.-Mexico ties: Mexican foreign minister Posted: 27 Apr 2017 08:24 AM PDT  Relations between the United States and Mexico have seen "enormous progress" during the first months of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said on Thursday. Videgaray said the call, which was initiated by Pena Nieto and lasted about 20 minutes, focused exclusively on the looming talks over NAFTA's "renegotiation and modernization." He noted that Trump wanted to see the talks accelerated.
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| 2017 Mini Cooper Countryman Grows Bigger, Gains Power, and Adds Practicality Posted: 27 Apr 2017 12:22 PM PDT   A model from the Mini brand is unmistakable, no matter the guise, version, or body style. Some may consider the all-new 2017 Mini Cooper Countryman—the biggest Mini yet—an SUV, but the model embo...
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| Life sentences sought for 30 with ties to Turkish newspaper Posted: 27 Apr 2017 09:01 AM PDT  ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish court accepted a criminal indictment demanding life imprisonment for 30 people with ties to a newspaper linked to a Muslim cleric whom the government accuses of masterminding a coup attempt.
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| Late Boy's Family Wants April's Calf To Be Named After Him Posted: 28 Apr 2017 03:07 AM PDT  The calf, who is now almost two weeks old, will be named through a vote held by the upstate New York zoo.
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| This 7-year-old girl wrote a letter to Google and got a tech job out of it Posted: 28 Apr 2017 10:39 AM PDT  How about this amazing little nugget to restore your faith in humanity: Chloe Bridgewater, a seven-year-old from Hereford, UK, is a big fan of technology and eventually wants to work for Google. Rather than wasting any time, she decided to send Google CEO Sundar Pichai a letter to let him know that she's planning on working there one day. She got two things in return: A lovely letter from Pichai encouraging her to follow her dreams, and a paid job testing tech products for a tech startup based in London. "Dear Google boss," Young Bridgewater's letter begins. "May name is Chloe and when I am bigger I would like a job with Google." She goes on to explain that she's also planning on swimming in the Olympics and working at a chocolate factory, because what kid doesn't dream of that?  Her love of Google centers around its work culture, which includes kid-friendly bonuses like working from a bean bag or making your way from one floor of the company's headquarters to another via slide. After her father posted a photo of her letter online it quickly went viral, catching the attention of Kano, the built-it-yourself computer startup that crushed its crowdfunding goals back in late 2013 and has been shipping its kits ever since. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V0qlI28Usc Now, the 7-year-old and her younger sister, Hollie, help Kano test new products ahead of time, giving the company feedback on what works and what doesn't. The two girls were even added as board members of Kano's product innovation board. See? The world isn't all bad.
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| Venezuela snubs regional powers as more die in unrest Posted: 26 Apr 2017 07:19 PM PDT  Venezuela says it is quitting the Organization of American States in anger at pressure from the bloc over the government's handling of a deadly political crisis. The announcement late Wednesday raised international tension over Venezuela, where unrest has left 28 people dead this month. Echoed by the United States and European Union, the OAS has led an international chorus of concern over the economic and political chaos in the major oil-exporting country.
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| We asked Trump voters what they think about his first 100 days – and if they have any regrets Posted: 27 Apr 2017 10:36 AM PDT  Like the majority of people who sent Donald Trump to the White House, Lorraine Ostrowski has no regrets. While Mr Trump's national approval rating is lower than that of any modern president, a recent Washington Post-ABC News survey found that among those who voted for him, just 2 per cent said they had made a mistake. Indeed, despite controversies ranging from Mr Trump's Muslim travel ban, his campaign's alleged links to Russia and the apparently often chaotic nature of his administration, when The Independent visited Macomb County, it found not a single Trump voter who wished for a do-over.
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| Mystery deaths in Liberia linked to funeral - WHO Posted: 28 Apr 2017 05:18 AM PDT  By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Nine people have died and eight are sick in Liberia after attending the funeral of a religious leader, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday. On Wednesday, the WHO said Liberian health authorities were taking rapid precautionary steps after eight people died of a mystery illness, 10 months after the end of a two-year Ebola virus outbreak. "It seems all of these people were attending the funeral of a religious leader," WHO spokeswoman Fadela Chaib told a briefing in Geneva.
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| Texas poised to pass 'sanctuary city' ban with jail penalty Posted: 26 Apr 2017 07:41 PM PDT  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans were poised Wednesday to take a big step toward banning "sanctuary cities" in their state, debating a bill through which police chiefs and sheriffs could even be jailed for not cooperating fully with federal immigration authorities.
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| Tad Cummins Admits To Wife He Slept With Elizabeth Thomas Posted: 27 Apr 2017 09:36 PM PDT  Tad Cummins' wife said he admitted to her he slept with Tennessee teen he is accused of kidnapping in Maury County.
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| Can the Hennessey Exorcist drive out the Dodge Demon? Posted: 28 Apr 2017 02:28 AM PDT  Texas tuner extraordinaire Hennessey Performance wants to give anyone considering snapping up the new Dodge Challenger SRT Demon cause for concern. At the New York International Auto Show, Dodge confounded expectations with an 840hp street-legal drag car called the Demon. Based on the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and set to be offered as either a full turnkey car or as a conversion for existing ZL1 owners, the Exorcist has a totally overhauled engine complete with ported cylinder heads, new valves, a new camshaft, a high-flow supercharger, plus new exhaust system.
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| This may be Apple’s first brand new iOS device since 2015 Posted: 27 Apr 2017 10:14 AM PDT 
The rumors saying that Apple is working on a Siri-based Amazon Echo rival are back, with a noted insider saying that Apple is currently finalizing the design for the unnamed product.
"Apple is currently finalizing designs for their Alexa competitor, expected to be marketed as a Siri/AirPlay device," Sonny Dickson said on Twitter. https://twitter.com/SonnyDickson/status/857584682677829633 Dickson, who has a decent track record when leaking details about unreleased Apple products (especially iPhones) also said the upcoming Echo rival is "believed to carry some form of Beats technology, and is expected to run [an iOS variant]." The insider did not mention anything about an actual launch date for the product, or a price. Amazon's Echo is currently the most popular voice-based home assistant product out there. Earlier this week, Amazon unveiled a new Echo gadget, the Echo Look that comes with a built-in camera. Amazon's Alexa assistant, the AI brains of the Echo line of devices, is available in other non-Amazon devices as well, with more third-party companies interested in integrating the service into their products. https://twitter.com/SonnyDickson/status/857584905982693379 Google is looking to turn its Home device into an equally popular gadget, although Amazon's lead can't be contested for the time being. A Time report in February said that Apple had no interest in making a device that would compete against Amazon Echo and Google Home. However, given the increased popularity of these home devices, it wouldn't be surprising to see Apple come out with a competitive product that would offer Siri functionality at home.
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| Israeli missile shoots down 'target' over Golan: army Posted: 27 Apr 2017 11:08 AM PDT  Israel shot down what it identified only as "a target" over the occupied Golan Heights on Thursday, hours after Syria accused it of hitting a military position near Damascus airport. "The Patriot Aerial Defence System intercepted a target above the Golan Heights," the official Israeli army Twitter account said, without elaborating. A military spokeswoman refused to comment on Israeli media reports that the object was a drone.
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| You Can Now Eat At Taco Bell's Top-Secret Test Kitchen Posted: 28 Apr 2017 10:52 AM PDT  It's like getting access to Willy Wonka's factory.
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| NRA’s Wayne LaPierre calls academic and media elites ‘America’s greatest threat’ Posted: 28 Apr 2017 11:55 AM PDT  Executive vice president and CEO of the National Rifle Association Wayne LaPierre spoke ahead of President Trump at an NRA meeting and said academic and media elites are "America's greatest domestic threats."
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| Le Pen says voters must choose 'for or against' France Posted: 27 Apr 2017 02:55 PM PDT  Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen delivered a ferocious attack Thursday on her globalist rival Emmanuel Macron, saying voters faced a choice "for or against France". The candidates' starkly differing visions on France's future are at the heart of the May 7 election run-off -- with Macron, a 39-year-old former banker embracing free trade and the EU, while Le Pen wants to seal France's borders and quit the euro. "The country Mr Macron wants is no longer France, it's a space, a wasteland, a trading room where there are only consumers and producers," Le Pen told a cheering crowd of some 4,000 supporters in the Riviera city of Nice, a rightwing stronghold.
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| The Latest: GOP offers stopgap bill to fund government Posted: 26 Apr 2017 08:33 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on efforts in Congress to repeal the health care law and agree on a spending bill to keep the government open (all times local):
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| Mother of Hawaii boy missing for 20 years released from jail Posted: 27 Apr 2017 05:28 PM PDT  HONOLULU (AP) — The parents of a Hawaii six-year-old boy who disappeared 20 years ago had long been suspects, but without a body, there never has been any concrete confirmation that the child known as "Peter Boy" was dead until his mother pleaded guilty to manslaughter last year and agreed to testify against her husband.
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